ZIP Code 04747

Orient, in ZIP code 04747, sits in middle-income territory, with a median household income of $56,795 and per-capita income of $31,840. Homes here are valued at a median of $120,200, and the county-level property tax rate of 1.12% translates into a yearly bill that stays proportionate to those values. Add a combined sales tax of 5.50%, and the overall tax picture leans neither heavy nor especially light. This is a working- to middle-income area where earnings and housing costs move together, and the taxes tied to owning a home or making a purchase track that same steady, unremarkable level.